Drought Influenced Syrian Civil War; So What, Says U.S. Congress
This singular thought, that climate change can stir dangerous human conflict, is gaining salience across much of the world.
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Permaculture, Climate and Survival 2
This is the second program from International Permaculture Convergence, in London.
Despite Low Oil Prices, Renewable Power Gaining Traction, Energy Agencies Report — But Not Yet Fast Enough for the Climate
The shift away from coal and towards renewable sources of energy is slowly beginning to gain traction, two recently-released reports from American and global energy agencies show.
On Thin Ice: Big Northern Lakes Are Being Rapidly Transformed
As temperatures rise, the world’s iconic northern lakes are undergoing major changes that include swiftly warming waters, diminished ice cover, and outbreaks of harmful algae.
The Elephant in Paris – the Military and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In the aftermath of the terrible killings in Paris, military responses are again taking central stage
‘This Changes Everything’: What the Paris Attacks Mean for the Climate Protests
Now is not the time to stay silent.
Explainer: The Legal Form of the Paris Climate Agreement
The aim of the UN summit in Paris is to seal a universal, international agreement on avoiding dangerous climate change, that has legal force
It’s Already Happening: A Message to COP 21
With fewer than three weeks to go until the start of COP21, the UN’s climate negotiations in Paris, a question arises: Will this gathering make the slightest difference?
Is the Paris Climate Conference Designed to Fail?
The last time this much public attention was focused on the climate talks was in the lead-up to the Copenhagen conference in 2009. We should not forget how that turned out.
Beyond Keystone: Why Climate Movement Must Keep Heat On
It took a committed coalition and the increasingly harsh reality of climate change to push President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. But sustained public pressure will now be needed to force politicians to take the next critical actions on climate.
A History of the Climate Negotiations in Six Videos
A few days ago, the topic for my undergraduate class, Earth in Crisis, taught to 150 students, half in Sociology and half in Environmental Studies at UC Santa Barbara, was “What a COP is Really Like, and What the Treaty Looks Like.”
The Global Oil Supply: Implications for Biodiversity?
The link between the global oil supply and biodiversity is not directly causal; rather, the two are elements of a broader and more integrated picture.
